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Pro-Trump Idaho Farming Town 'Nearly Destroyed' As ICE Raid Leaves Community Without Harvest Workers (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 4 weeks ago by IndridCold@lemmy.ca to c/LeopardsAteMyFace@lemmy.ca

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Nobody in Wilder, Idaho expected this. The tiny farming town of 1,725 people—where nine out of ten voters backed Donald Trump in 2024—is now scrambling to figure out what comes next after federal immigration agents swept through in mid-October and arrested more than 100 Hispanic workers at a local horse racetrack. So far, 75 people have been deported, and the farms that keep this place running are facing a labour shortage with no easy fix in sight.

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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Harvest in February?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

swept through in mid-October and arrested more than 100 Hispanic workers at a local horse racetrack.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Did they wait four months to publish the article?

[–] Dalkor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If i had to guess they scrambled to hire help and the helps not coming so the consequences of their actions are finally sinking in and theyve reached the acceptance stage of grief.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They must have realized a few months ago time to harvest was over. What are they staring at dead crops until February and are finally like “gorsh, sure wished we had picked these…”

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

That’s what I’m sayin’